Another week, another official app. We’ve literally seen a big app or two hit the Windows Phone Store every week for the past 7 months. Drive a 2010 or newer Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, or GMC? You might want to pick up an OnStar subscription for your whip now that there’s an official app for Windows Phone.

OnStar RemoteLink allows drivers to connect to their vehicles in a variety of ways. For example you can control your vehicle remotely and do things like lock, unlock, remote start, cancel start, activate the horn and lights, and stop the horn and lights. You can also monitor a variety of vehicle stats like tire pressure, oil and fuel levels.

Yours truly drives a certain car from a certain company in Bavaria, so I can’t check out OnStar RemoteLink for Windows Phone. Although it does look extremely similar to the iOS version – including UI elements. So performance may be hit or miss. If you have a vehicle and subscription to take advantage of this app be sure to sound off below. We’re all looking forward to how this app works.

OnStar RemoteLink is available for either Windows Phone 7.x or 8. It’s free, but you’ll need a car and OnStar subscription. Grab it here in the Store, use the QR code below, or swipe to the right in our app.

This app works perfectly on my Nokia 920 and my '13 Cadillac ATS. Remote start, lock and unlock all work as advertised. Even get stats such as MPG, Oil Life, Fuel Level and Tire Pressure at a glance. Best of all, I can look up a destination on Bing Maps and send it to my car where it is waiting for me before I even get in the vehicle. This app is awesome. Thank you GM and Onstar! Honestly with this app and with Onstar, I don't know why anyone would get a navigation system that is outdated as soon as the disk is loaded in your car. I intentionally ordered my car without Nav as with Onstar, all you do it push a button, tell the operator where you want to go and voice prompted and on dash turn by turn directions are immediately sent to your car. Even with the yearly service charge (first year free in all Caddys), 6 years of service is still less than in-dash built in nav and it never is out of date. Until car Nav systems utilize the mapping capabilities of smartphones, Onstar and their equivilents from other makes is really the way to go.
Off topic, anyone looking to get into a BMW 3 series or an Audi A4 should take a look at this newest small RW drive creation of the ATS. This is not the cheap interior and poorly built old man car of yester year. I am quite happy with it and being in southern CA, it's great to drive something that stands out from the sea of european cars that everyone out here seems to have.

All joking aside. I can't say I'm a fan of this movement. While it certainly is convenient this app is another step towards puttings all eggs into one basket. Kinda sucks if your battery drains, or your phone gets stolen. Especially when your phone gets stolen. Also there is the hacking angle to worry about as well. I think I'll stick to my Honda for the time being.

Also dunno about GM, but there is always some inaccuracy when it comes to tire pressure, and oil level. Nothing is more effective than checking the pressures, and levels yourself.

Its not really putting your eggs in one basket. You are still going to have your keys. If your phone dies, just use your keys. The only concern is the phone stolen. I'm sure there is a way to deal with that. I would imagine, if its stolen you could call them (on another phone) and have them invalidate either the login session or the password. Either way they wouldn't be able to use it.

You can set the app so that it requires a password before each use if you want the extra security. However my phone is password protected so I just have the app set to remember me. Besides it is a car, not Fort Knox. If they want to get in it and steal it they will regardless of this app. Also the way remote start works is the engine starts but the doors remain locked and and the car essentially remains "off". What I mean by this is even when the engine is running and your heat or air conditioning is working, all the controls, dashboard, gear lock, steering lock remain in the same state as if the car is off. Only when you get in the car and "start" the car (inserting the key and turning to "run" or hitting the start button while depressing the brake) will activate the vehicle. So knowing this, the app is not designed to replace your keys. It is only meant to remote start to begin heating or cooling or get you into your car should you lose your keys. You will not be able to drive anywhere solely by using this app. Of course if your car is in a underground parking garage you are totally screwed as the signal from the sattelite will not reach the vehicle. The app is quite convenient and maybe this explanation changes your stance on being a "fan".

Works on my 2012 avalanche, but when I tried to lock the doors....it says "in progress" but nothing has happened for the last 30 min. Rest of commands work fine. Will uninstall/reinstall to see if that will fix

Finally!!! This made my morning. This is the ONE official app I've been anxious for. To be able to send directions directly to my car from my phone or unlock it/lock it is a big perk to having a subscription.

I've been pestering the individual known as JM on Twitter who seems to respond frequently for their OnStar precense. Glad it's finally here. Have a 2012 Equinox myself. Have always enjoyed the Equinox line.

How exactly does this work without any hardware.? I drive a Chevrolet beat 2010 (the one featured in transformers..yes its a cool car.. B) not very expensive though :P).. So i am interested in getting this to work with my car, but i don't understand how this works..anybody care enough to explain..?? Thanks. :)

You need an ONStar Substription. i dont know what you can do with your car but for a Volt, I can unlock/Lock my doors, remote start, check my batteyr level, have it text me when my battery is fully charged if I am at a chrging station, total miles per gallon (Currently at 185mpg :) ), total gas miles, electric miles, etc, etc. Its nice!

Fuck..thats amazing..chev volt is the hybrid electric one..right..?? 185mpg is a really cool number.. :D mine gives about 13kpl..which is about 40-45mpg..runs on petrol..i doubt that my car has that cellular device in it..it isn't that high tech.. :( though runs like a dream and i love it.. :D

It is a Hybrid but not in a traditional sense as a Prius. This car runs strictly on the electric drivetrain. The gas "engine" is actually a genrator that generates electricity to keep the car running when the battery runs out. My daily commute is 30 miles +/- so I have gone for 5 days straight on multiple occasions without a drop of gas/petrol. Just shy of 1300 miles on 7 gallons. I purcahsed the car on 07/18 and will need to fill up for the 1st time soon (9 gallon tank). The electric ride is like no other and there are no gears to shift its just the most amazing drive I have ever had.

The start at 34,000k now for the 2014 plus you get 7,500 worth of fed Tax credt, 1,500 state credit. It will be less than 30k if you include the tax breaks. http://www.chevrolet.com/volt-electric-car.html
Ohh and I get to drive in the carpool lanes by myself :)
280 lbs of torque is nice too.

Dude..he means that manual cars are more fun to drive..he doesnt mean this should be a manual..and I kinda agree..i prefer manual to automatic..i am soon going to kit up my beat..passat on the other hand is good just the way it is.. :D

To each their own mate..he probably prefers it cuz he drives around in the city more..some people prefer the hassle free drive of an automatic inside cities where traffic is sort of slow..compared to on highways..or drag races.. ;)

OnStar is available only in the USA, Canada, and I *think* China. There's also a variation of the brand in South America. They do make OnStar FMV (For My Vehicle), which is just a rear view mirror with a cell phone connection, but I'm not sure if it works with the app. See: https://www.onstar.com/web/fmv/home?g=1
For those curious, they usually use (now) Verizon Wireless for USA OnStar equipped vehicles.
And it's just the GM brand, so Chevy, Buick, Cadillac, and GMC in the USA. Used to be you could get OnStar in a Subaru or VW, but that partnership ended in 2005 or so.

Just picked up a Volt about 2 months ago and love it! Recently got 48 miles on a charge (commute to work and back). Tip: put it in mountain mode for long trips and switch to normal when you get where you're going.

Love the Volt. Best car I have ever owned. The ride is amazing! I have owned many luxury makes and none can compare in the drive this Chevy has. Electric driving without transmission gear changes is weird at first but you get used to it. Its glides through the streets.

Which one do you drive. My 545i w/sports package is getting a little old but still drives like an "ultimate driving machine".
Btw, I owned an escalade esv a couple of years ago that had OnStar, but now it's dead and I am disabled :(
I replaced it with a Dodge Durango Citadel with a 5.7 HEMI. Smaller than the Cadi, but love it.

I got a '04 545i too. I'm starting to get tired of little niggles here and there where all kinds of warning lights keep popping up on the console like passenger seat belt sensor going bust or fuel tank cap sensor malfuntioning or check engine keeps coming back even after checking n resetting multiple times or transmission shift errors in computer although actual transmission is fine etc... I spent thousands of $ to not see any of these error, but no can do... but yeah, it still drives like the UDM though... Not sure if I'll stick with a Bimmer for my next car after being loyal enthusiast for 14 years.
anyway I digress, I downloaded this app for the heck of it. Can you believe you need to scroll like 15 pages down *twice* to Accept the user agreement before even the logon screen appear. The UI looks terrible though, straight port out of iOS or Android app. but hey at least you got an crappy ported app instead of nothing for those OnStar users